What is Elie Saab birthday?

Elie Saab was born at 1964-07-04

What is Elie Saab nationalities?

Elie Saab's nationalities is Lebanese

Who is Elie Saab spouses?

Elie Saab's spouses is Claudine Saab

Who is Elie Saab childrens?

Elie Saab's childrens is Celio, Elie Jr., Michel

Who is Elie Saab's father?

Elie Saab's father is Selim Saab

Who is Elie Saab's mother?

Elie Saab's mother is Nadia Saab

How famous is Elie Saab?

Elie Saab is famouse as Fashion Designer

Elie Saab - Millionaires, Family and Childhood

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Elie Saab's Personal Details

A famous fashion designer, Elie Saab is globally renowned for dressing celebrities and member of the royalty

Information	Detail
Birthday	July 4, 1964
Nationality	Lebanese
Famous	Millionaires, Fashion, Fashion Designers
Spouses	Claudine Saab
Childrens	Celio, Elie Jr., Michel
Birth Place	Beirut
Gender	Male
Father	Selim Saab
Mother	Nadia Saab
Net Worth	$200 million
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Beirut
Famous as	Fashion Designer

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Who is Elie Saab?

Elie Saab grew up in Lebanon and from a young age displayed a talent and love for fashion and design. Hailing from a modest background and enduring the hardships of war, this child prodigy showed unusual prowess in costume designing. As a child he would create designs on newspaper using his sisters for models. Rummaging through his mother’s clothing he would scour for materials he could use for his designs, which he would then try on his sisters. Unwilling to wait any further, he dropped from college in Paris and returned to his home town, to start his own business. He opened his first atelier in Lebanon at the young age of 18. His popularity grew and he went from dressing the neighborhood women to dressing high society women. After Halle Berry wore one of his designs to the Oscars, his popularity exploded. Now his designs can be found all over the red carpet as well as on royalty. He is able to combine his love of his homeland with his love of the west into beautiful fashions that encompass the best of both worlds. This ability is what makes him so popular and successful. To know more about his life and works read on.

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Childhood & Early Life

Elie Saab was born July 4, 1964 in Damour, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, into a family of Maronite Catholics. He is the oldest of five children and their father was a wood merchant.

In 1976, his home city of Damour was destroyed by the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization). As a result, his family moved closer to Beirut so they could be closer to his father's family.

He began showing a love of design at the age of nine and taught himself to sew. He would create patterns out of newspaper and use his sisters as his models. He would look through his mother's closet for any clothes he could use in his designs that he would showcase on his sisters.

Career

He moved to Paris in 1981 so that he could study design but ended up returning to Beirut. He didn't want to wait any longer to begin designing clothes.

He launched his first atelier in 1982 when he was only 18 years old. He had 15 employees. Initially, Elie Saab made bridal gowns using beautiful fabrics, silk thread, pearls, lace, and detailed embroidery.

His reputation spread so that he went from simply dressing the women in his neighborhood to dressing high society women. In 1997, he became a member of Italian ‘Camera Nazionale della Moda’. He was the first non-Italian to become a member.

He showed his first collection outside of Lebanon in Rome in 1997. He created a ready-to-wear line the next year in Milan, Italy.

In 1998, he had a fashion show in Monaco. Princess Stephanie of Monaco attended the show.

Queen Rania of Jordan wore one of his designs when she ascended the Jordanian throne in 1999.

One of his dresses, which was thickly decorated with diamonds and emeralds, is said to have sold for $2.4 million.

In 2002, Halle Berry wore one of his designs, a burgundy dress, to the ‘Oscars’ where she won for best actress. He was the first Lebanese designer to dress an actress or actor for the ‘Oscars’. This made Elie Saab a huge success and he was swarmed with interviews and appeared on television. Halle Berry wore another of his designs, a gold dress, to the Oscars again the next year.

In 2003, he became a member correspondent of ‘Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture’ which is the industry which governs French fashion. This is the highest honor that a non-French member can receive. He had his first haute couture line in Paris in the same year.

The Spring/Summer 2006 collection which he showcased in Paris marked his debut ready-to-wear fashion show. The ‘City of Light’ has since then become his permanent ready-to-wear runway.

In 2011, Elie Saab launched his first fragrance called ‘Le Perfum’. His perfume became a bestseller in fifteen countries.

In 2012, he teamed up with London College of Fashion to launch a Bachelor’s degree in fashion design at the Lebanese American University; the university has campuses in Beirut and Byblos.

In 2016, he appeared as a judge on 'Project Runway: Middle East', which is the Arabian version of the successful American reality TV show 'Project Runway'. As per the show format, the contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes within restricted time, material and theme.

Between 2015 and 2017, he opened boutiques in Paris, London and Manhattan.

He has dressed numerous celebrities and members of royalty including: Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Mila Kunis, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Emma Watson, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Princess Claire of Luxembourg, Christina Aguilera, and Katy Perry.

Major Works

The dress Ellie Saab designed for Halle Berry, for her 2002 Oscar appearance, put him in the fashion spotlight for Hollywood. He was the first Lebanese designer to dress a celebrity for the Oscars.

Awards & Achievements

He became the first non-Italian member to join Italian ‘Camera Nazionale della Moda’, the non-profit organization involved in regulating the Italian fashion industry.

Personal Life & Legacy

Elie Saab is married to Claudine Saab. He met his wife when her mother visited one of Elie’s stores. The couple has three sons: Celio, Elie Jr. and Michel.

Net Worth

The famous designer has an approximate net worth of $200 million. His wealth is self-made from a franchisee of 100 boutiques which he owns all over the world with his designs being sold in 42 countries.

Trivia

This famous designer has three houses in Lebanon (Gemmayze, Rabieh, Faqra), as well as homes in France and Switzerland. Although he and his wife travel to all of their homes, their sons live in Geneva.

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Elie Saab biography timelines

// 4th Jul 1964
Elie Saab was born July 4, 1964 in Damour, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, into a family of Maronite Catholics. He is the oldest of five children and their father was a wood merchant.
// 1976
In 1976, his home city of Damour was destroyed by the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization). As a result, his family moved closer to Beirut so they could be closer to his father's family.
// 1981
He moved to Paris in 1981 so that he could study design but ended up returning to Beirut. He didn't want to wait any longer to begin designing clothes.
// 1982
He launched his first atelier in 1982 when he was only 18 years old. He had 15 employees. Initially, Elie Saab made bridal gowns using beautiful fabrics, silk thread, pearls, lace, and detailed embroidery.
// 1997
His reputation spread so that he went from simply dressing the women in his neighborhood to dressing high society women. In 1997, he became a member of Italian ‘Camera Nazionale della Moda’. He was the first non-Italian to become a member.
// 1997
He showed his first collection outside of Lebanon in Rome in 1997. He created a ready-to-wear line the next year in Milan, Italy.
// 1998
In 1998, he had a fashion show in Monaco. Princess Stephanie of Monaco attended the show.
// 1999
Queen Rania of Jordan wore one of his designs when she ascended the Jordanian throne in 1999.
// 2002
In 2002, Halle Berry wore one of his designs, a burgundy dress, to the ‘Oscars’ where she won for best actress. He was the first Lebanese designer to dress an actress or actor for the ‘Oscars’. This made Elie Saab a huge success and he was swarmed with interviews and appeared on television. Halle Berry wore another of his designs, a gold dress, to the Oscars again the next year.
// 2002
The dress Ellie Saab designed for Halle Berry, for her 2002 Oscar appearance, put him in the fashion spotlight for Hollywood. He was the first Lebanese designer to dress a celebrity for the Oscars.
// 2003
In 2003, he became a member correspondent of ‘Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture’ which is the industry which governs French fashion. This is the highest honor that a non-French member can receive. He had his first haute couture line in Paris in the same year.
// 2006
The Spring/Summer 2006 collection which he showcased in Paris marked his debut ready-to-wear fashion show. The ‘City of Light’ has since then become his permanent ready-to-wear runway.
// 2011
In 2011, Elie Saab launched his first fragrance called ‘Le Perfum’. His perfume became a bestseller in fifteen countries.
// 2012
In 2012, he teamed up with London College of Fashion to launch a Bachelor’s degree in fashion design at the Lebanese American University; the university has campuses in Beirut and Byblos.
// 2015 To 2017
Between 2015 and 2017, he opened boutiques in Paris, London and Manhattan.
// 2016
In 2016, he appeared as a judge on 'Project Runway: Middle East', which is the Arabian version of the successful American reality TV show 'Project Runway'. As per the show format, the contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes within restricted time, material and theme.